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What you’ll be part of - Our Culture 

In Deloitte, everyone has an opportunity to lead. We see the importance of your perspective and your ability to create value. We want you to fit in—with an inclusive culture, focus on work-life fit and well-being, and a supportive, connected environment; but we also want you to stand out—with opportunities to have a strategic impact, innovate, and take the risks necessary to make your mark. 

Deloitte supports our talented professionals in answering the question: What impact will you make?

Who you’ll work with:

In the Africa Sustainability Office, we make an impact by inspiring, educating, and supporting the advancement of sustainability at Deloitte. Our contributions lead to helping Deloitte change ourselves and the world to truly make an impact that matters. You will work under the leadership of the Deloitte Africa Chief Sustainability Officer. Additionally, you will collaborate with a large network of internal stakeholders.

Main Purpose of Job

Support the Africa Sustainability Office in the planning and execution of its Public Policy and Purpose beyond Profit & Responsible Business mandate.

Key Performance Areas:

Strategic Impact

• Provides support to the CSO in the implementation of Public Policy (PP) and Purpose beyond Profit (PbP) initiatives

Public Policy specific

• Support the development of position papers relating to key areas of public policy focus, including POVs, talking points, and thought leadership as appropriate
• Co-ordinating communication with PP community across Africa
• Desktop research sense as input to shape and support key public policy focus areas
• Monitoring of external developments in non-market environments across Africa to support PP sensing activities

Purpose beyond Profit specific

• Support the embedment of a purpose-driven initiatives into business across our people and decision-making processes – workshops, presentations, communications

General

• Project management and co-ordination of initiatives including co-ordination events with Stakeholder Teams
• Assist with regular team reporting for Executive/Board submissions

• Business related degree

Desired Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree

Experience

• 3-year consultant level with experience in multi-stakeholder projects
• Strong project management experience
• Strong understanding of the role of business in society
• Analytical and research experience

Desired Experience

• Experience in project management within a multi-national organisation, engaging with multiple stakeholders.

Technical

• Project management
• External and internal stakeholder engagement
• Report writing skills
• Ability to develop solutions and multi-task
• Ability to interpret, communicate and implement solutions
• Experience in development and delivery of professional presentations

Behavioural

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable working with senior executives
• Self-starter, able to operate independently with limited supervision

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.